Bobby Beauchamp

Bobby Beauchamp

Personal information
Born	c. 1962
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Coach	Mabel Fairbanks John Nicks
Retired	c. 1986

Bobby Beauchamp (born c. 1962) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1979 World Junior silver medalist, ^[1] 1983 Skate America bronze medalist, ^[2] and 1983 U.S. national pewter medalist. He won the bronze medal at the 1987 World Professional Championships in Jaca, Spain. ^[3]

Beauchamp was raised in Culver City, California. ^[4] He began skating as a nine-year-old, as a form of physical therapy, having been born with a club foot affecting his left leg. ^[4] He trained at the Culver City Ice Arena and the Santa Monica Ice Chalet, coached by Mabel Fairbanks and John Nicks. ^[5]

After ending his competitive career, Beauchamp skated with the Ice Capades. ^[4] As of 2017, he is a skating coach at Ice Station in Valencia, California. ^[6]

Competitive highlights

International
Event	78–79	81–82	82–83	83–84	84–85	85–86
NHK Trophy	6th
Skate America				3rd
Skate Canada			?
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.	2nd
National
U.S. Championships	2nd J	7th	4th	8th	7th	10th
U.S. Olympic Festival					?
Eastern Sectionals			1st		1st
J = Junior level

References

1. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
2. "Skate America" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 30, 2017.
3. "World Professional Figure Skating Championships (Jaca, Spain)". Golden Skate. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
4. Godbey, Christina V. (October 27, 1991). "He's Skating His Way Back to Where He Began". Los Angeles Times .
5. "Making History: Three Decades Of African American Figure Skating Pioneers". Skate Guard. 6 February 2017.
6. "Professional Instructors". icestation.net. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.